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Robocalls in Tennessee

Tennessee consumers have filed 21,865 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 19,731 different phone numbers between 2014-01-01 and 2026-09-09 — 2.2% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 18 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 27% on the 12 months before that.

21,865
FCC complaints
10,953
FTC DNC reports
7,230
FTC reports, last 30 days
#18
National rank (FCC)

Tennessee complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by Tennessee consumers each year. The shape of this curve reflects both actual call volume and how aware consumers are that the FCC complaint centre exists.

Area codes most reported in Tennessee

The displayed area code of numbers reported by Tennessee consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.

How the calls reached Tennessee

Prerecorded Voice
11,252
Live Voice
6,819
Abandoned Calls
2,323
Text Message
1,332
Autodialed Live Voice Call
109
Email
2
Wireless (cell phone)
14,544
Wired
4,652
Internet (VOIP)
2,655

Numbers Tennessee residents reported this month

The numbers Tennessee consumers reported most to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in the last 30 days — 7,230 reports in all, 865 of them this week; 70% were described as robocalls. Click a number for what it was reported for.

What Tennessee residents were called about this month

  • Other / unspecified
    2,847
  • Debt reduction
    1,404
  • Medical & prescriptions
    956
  • Impostor (government, business, family)
    881
  • Dropped call / no message
    428
  • No subject given
    403
  • Warranties & protection plans
    96
  • Computer & tech support
    46

Numbers most reported to the FCC by Tennessee consumers

Ranked by how many Tennessee FCC complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in Tennessee reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.

Recently reported by Tennessee consumers

Numbers with the newest Tennessee complaints in the last 12 months — the campaigns calling Tennessee right now, not the historical leaders above.

Do Not Call protection in Tennessee

Tennessee is one of the states that maintains its own Do Not Call registry alongside the federal National Do Not Call Registry, so telemarketers calling Tennessee numbers are expected to check both lists. Registering on the federal list at donotcall.gov is free and never expires; the state list is administered separately and may have its own registration process and renewal period.

Whatever your state does, the federal National Do Not Call Registry applies, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives you a private right of action against certain unlawful calls. Report unwanted calls at the FCC complaint centre and fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.

Tennessee robocall FAQs

How many robocall complaints do Tennessee residents file?

Tennessee consumers have filed 21,865 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 19,731 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-09. That is 2.2% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking Tennessee 18 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does Tennessee have its own Do Not Call list?

Tennessee is one of the states that maintains its own Do Not Call registry alongside the federal National Do Not Call Registry, so telemarketers calling Tennessee numbers are expected to check both lists. Registering on the federal list at donotcall.gov is free and never expires; the state list is administered separately and may have its own registration process and renewal period.

Where do the calls reported in Tennessee come from?

The FCC records the state the person filing the complaint was in, not where the caller was. Because caller ID is easily spoofed, a call reported in Tennessee may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a Tennessee number that belongs to an uninvolved person. Area code alone tells you nothing reliable about a caller's location.

What kind of calls are reported most in Tennessee?

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in Tennessee, accounting for 11,252 of the 21,865 complaints (51%). Live Voice is second with 6,819.

Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly, and FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.